BREWSTER, District Judge.
This proceeding is brought under the new Federal Interpleader Act (Pub. No. 422, approved January 20, 1936, 49 Stat. 1096). This act amends section 24 of the Judicial Code as amended by inserting at the end a new subparagraph 26 (28 U.S. C.A. § 41 (26). The material provisions of this amendment follow:
It confers upon the court original jurisdiction —
"(a) Of suits in equity begun by bills of interpleader or bills...
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